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Monday, November 11, 2013

Up Cycling and ReCycling Plant Markers for the Garden, plus Moss Collecting in the forest!

I cannot seem to stay out of the woods and my gardening. It seems there is always something to do to keep me from listing all the things I have that I need to sell.
Any, here is a gardening idea I have, I can't remember if I saw it somewhere or just thought it up.
I have tried to make garden plant markers several ways, I think I finally found one that works, and fro old recycled up cycled blinds I found at the thrift store. At first I planted my seeds in newspaper roll up's and then added a popsicle stick with pen and marker ID for the plant. Well, the marking came off the craft stick so I knew something was planted there but I could not remember what. I tried making a paper drawing of my garden and writing down what was planted where. I forgot too many times.
Then, I started collecting the plastic blinds and after several ways of writing plant names on them I finally decided I had to Paint the name on it. When the names formally came off the blinds from a magic marker at least I knew something was planted there and not to did it up when grown down.
OK, I cut the blinds into two or three parts just with a [pair of my heavy duty scissors I use in the garden for seed head trimming. Then I just painted the names of the plant when I plant it with the name and so far it seems to be staying on.
This is very easy for my brain to remember and I keep a small paintbrush and bottle of acrylic paint nearby for making new ones. Sometimes my garden looks funny with all of the blind stakes and nothing there but I know not to plant anything else there in that spot.
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The names are drying in these photos.
I also have been collecting some moss for a couple of Etsy orders!
Here is how I get started: I collect the moss,lichens, fungi, etc. and then I lay them out in my driveway to sort and clean them up. I try to use garbage bags or my bags I use to recycle my items to the dump, I carry them in these dog food and potting soil bags as I can keep them on the porch and sideways so they stay dry in the rain.

Quilted Doings
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Well the quilting bug has certainly bitten here in my little corner of the
world. Mom & I can hardly get enough of all the lovely quilting video
tutorials ...

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Megan and Jordan Tribute

Our Golden Retrievers of 12 years almost

Our Pets

I have spoken about the loss of Megan, My female golden Retriever and almost a month earlier we lost Ally, my grand-dog from Megan and Jordan, My male Golden Retriever. We later lost Jordan and have Candle Lighting Ceremonies for all at the "Rainbow Bridge".

We have since adopted Emma and Bailey along with two rescue cats, Blak and Bleu, and Lilly Beth